Service difficulty report · Shear Tie · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 20, 2019
Submitted
September 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1363
Aircraft time
62,230 hours, 25,095 cycles
Part
Shear Tie
Part number
D53230398201
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FWD CARGO COMPARTMENT, BILGE AREA, SHEAR TIE ON FR 33 BTWN STR 42R-43R HAS CORROSION FR 33 STR 42R-STR 43R (A3NB-53-3-6105) REF NR 9298293. EVALUATED CORROSION ON FWD CARGO COMPT BILGE AREA SHEAR TIE FR33 STR 42R-43R ORIGINAL THICKNESS .055IN MATERIAL LOSS .005IN REMAINING .050IN ALLOWABLE LOSS .003IN FOUND TO BE OUT OF LIMITS IAW SM ASNA3041 PG 2 TABLE 2 8618 REMOVED AND REPLACED SHEAR TIE IAW SRM 51-42-11 AND SRM 51-72-11-911-001.

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